Monthly Archives: August 2012

I saw two very different exhibition in Helsinki this week.- – Helsinki Street is a group of Finnish street photographers. Their inspiring work is shown at Laboratory till end of September. – – Ateneum, the national art gallery, is exhibiting … Continue reading →

“By far the single greatest danger facing humankind — in fact, all living beings on our planet — is the threat of nuclear destruction.” — Dalai Lama Today, 29th of August, is the International Day against nuclear tests, as declared … Continue reading →

Namibia celebrates it’s independence today, 26th of August. Namibians call it the Heroes’ Day, United Nations has recognized it as Namibia Day. Formally Namibia got the independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990. Namibia and Finland has a special … Continue reading →

I just read the nice blog of Rory Alexander from his visit to Chicago, and I could not resist to show off my own pictures I took from the very same footsteps some two years ago. 🙂 Willis Tower, maybe … Continue reading →

Paul Theroux wrote in his book Dark Star Safari (2003): “The best travel is a leap in the dark. If the destination were familiar and friendly what would be the point in going there?” It is a strong statement and surely not … Continue reading →